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Controversies: Excimer Laser Refractive Surgery, Corneal Collagen
Crosslinking and Refractive Cataract Surgery


Tuesday, 7 September
17:00 to 20:00
Amphitheatre Bleu Room
Le Palais des Congres

Chairs: Jorge L. Alio (Spain) and William B. Trattler (United States) 

Supported by Technolas Perfect Vision


Excimer Laser Refractive Surgery
Moderator: Jorge L. Alio

Presenters

  • Arthur B. Cummings (Ireland)
    Case 1 – 32 Year Old with FFKC: PRK first vs. CXL first, or combined PRK and CXL
    Discussion
  • Steven C. Schallhorn (United States)
    Case 2 – LASIK in patients with thin corneas 
    Discussion
  • Dan Z. Reinstein (England)
    Case 3 – LASIK in young patient with large pupils
    Discussion
  • Jorge L. Alio (Spain)
    Case 4 – Surface ablation vs. LASIK vs. phakic IOLs in patients with higher levels of myopia
    Discussion
  • Alaa El-Danasoury (Saudi Arabia)
    Case 5 – LASIK enhancement recommendations: Flap lift vs. surface enhancements
    Discussion

Panelists            

  • Julian D. Stevens (England)
  • Vikentia Katsanevaki(Greece)
  • Jack T. Holladay (United States)
  • George D. Kymionis (Greece)
  • Gustavo E. Tamayo (Colombia)
  • Mitchell A. Jackson (United States) 
  • William B. Trattler (United States)


Corneal Collagen Crosslinking
Moderator:  William Trattler

Presenters

  • R. Doyle Stulting (United States)
    Point / Counter Point: Epi-Off CXL
  • Roberto Pinelli (Italy)
    Point / Counter Point: Epi-On CXL
    Discussion
  • A. John Kanellopoulos (Greece)
    Point /Counter Point: Order of Treatments - Combination of Custom Surface Ablation and CXL
  • Simon P. Holland (Canada)
    Point /Counter Point: Order of Treatments – Sequential vs.combination of topography-guided PRK and CXL
    Discussion
  • Renato Ambrosio Jr. (Brazil)
    FFKC:  When to perform primary custom surface ablation vs custom surface with CXL
    Discussion
  • Frank W. Price Jr. (United States)
    Crosslinking for the treatment of corneal infections
    Discussion

  • Jerome C. Vryghem (Belgium)
    Future indications of crosslinking (corneal edema, etc.)
    Discussion
Panelists               
  • Jerome Vryghem (Belgium)
  • Aleksandar Stojanovic (Norway)
  • Aylin Uzbek (Turkey)
  • Juan-Carlos Abad (Colombia)
  • Elena Albe (Italy)


Refractive Cataract Surgery
Moderator: Richard L. Lindstrom

Presenters

  • Stephen G. Slade (United States)
    Femtosecond Cataract Surgery:  Why It Is A Game Changer
    Discussion
  • Richard Lindstrom (United States)
    Presbyopic IOLs in Patients with Previous Refractive Surgery
    Discussion
  • George Beiko (Canada)
    Options for Patients with Unilateral Cataracts (Other Eye Either Phakic or Pseudophakic with a Monofocal IOL)
    Discussion
  • Uday Devgan (United States)
    Presbyopic IOLs in Challenging Cases: PXE, Fuch's, ARMD
    Discussion
  • Dimitra M. Portaliou (Greece)
    What is the Real Accommodation in Accommodating IOLS?
    Discussion
Panelists
  • Amar Agarwal (India)
  • Carlos Buznego (United States)
  • Carlos Verges (Spain)
  • Jack T. Holladay (United States)
  • Jorge L. Alio (Spain)
  • Mark Packer (United States)
  • Patrick Versace (Australia)